Bianca And Nick Bowser, Transgender Parents, Featured In ABC Special (VIDEO)

ABC ran a story recently about Bianca and Nick Bowser, a transgender couple who are the parents of two beautiful boys. The Bowser children are 3 years old and 17 months.

The special focused primarily on their role as parents and the ways in which they plan to discuss their transgender identity with their children.

“We fit… the basic definition of what a transgender person is -- but we are man and woman,“ the couple told ABC. "That is the difference, so our children do not see us as transgender people... We are mommy and daddy.”

The Bowers represent a growing mainstream understanding of trans lives and, while all trans people do not necessarily identify as "man" or "woman" or want to raise children, it's an important step for mainstream transgender visibility. The couple previously received a significant amount of media attention for discussing how they would tell their children that "dad got pregnant."

Bianca And Nick Bowser, Transgender Parents, Featured In ABC Special (VIDEO)

15 Things To Know About Being Transgender By Nicholas M. Teich

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1. Defining Transgenderism

The root of the word "transgender" comes from the Latin word "trans," meaning "across." A trans-Atlantic flight goes across the Atlantic Ocean; a transnational issue affects people all across the country; and so on. "Transgender" literally means "across gender." "Transgender" is defined today as an umbrella term with many different identities existing under it.
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